Gender Development Index in East Timor
East Timor: Gender Development Index was 0.939 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in East Timor, 2009–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.939 for gender development index in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in East Timor peaked at 1.03 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.884, in 2009.
That places East Timor 131st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gender Development Index in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.884 | — |
| 2010 | 0.906 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.903 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.91 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.925 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.917 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.918 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.932 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.933 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.935 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.937 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.943 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.938 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.939 | +0.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.939 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.932, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.939 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9695, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.884 | 0.884 | 0.884 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9312 | 0.903 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9392 | 0.937 | 0.943 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More gender data for East Timor
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 462.75 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4702 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,057 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,057 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in East Timor?
- Gender development index in East Timor was 0.939 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.884 in 2009.
- How does East Timor rank for gender development index?
- East Timor ranks 131st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gender Development Index (GDI) measures gender inequalities in the achievement of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living.